CUPE locals to hold community event in celebration of striking Fraser Valley transit workers
ABBOTSFORD—A free community barbeque featuring a bouncy castle, an entertainer, and activities for kids and families will be part of a community celebration being held on Saturday (April 22) to pay tribute to Fraser Valley transit workers who’ve been on picket lines for more than a month. All members of the public are invited to […]
Convention Delegate Orientation marks one week to the opening of #cupebc2023
BURNABY – CUPE BC Secretary-Treasurer Trevor Davies welcomed more than 100 new and returning delegates to the 2023 Convention Orientation. Held online a week before the Convention opens, the orientation is organized in advance of each annual gathering to ensure that new delegates feel ready to participate fully in the convention business. “We want everyone […]
CUPE BC Delegate Orientation 2023
Delta School District, CUPE cooperate to expand the district’s first seamless childcare pilot
DELTA— With the cooperation of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Delta School District is expanding its new seamless day childcare pilot project to provide low-cost childcare opportunities to even more families in Delta. The pilot project, which is staffed by members of CUPE 1091 at Sunshine Hills Elementary School, originally offered 12 spots […]
Recognizing excellence in B.C. schools
Nominations for the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education are open. These awards are a great opportunity to highlight and celebrate the vital role support staff play in delivering quality public education in the province. There are three specific awards that are particularly relevant to K-12 school support members. Outstanding Support – School Community This […]
CUPE 561 Chilliwack Rally
This video is only one of the videos captured during the CUPE 561 Chilliwack Rally. For more videos from the rally, please check out our Vimeo Showcase.
Rally for striking CUPE 561 members turns up the heat on BC Transit
CHILLIWACK – A boisterous noon-hour rally in support of striking CUPE 561 members had a strong message for the Crown corporation that contracts out transit services in the Fraser Valley: BC Transit needs to live up to its responsibility to provide public transit for the region and is failing the public by remaining outside the […]
Education workers raise alarm over Vancouver School Board childcare plan
VANCOUVER— The Vancouver School Board’s proposed plan to contract out childcare services to outside organizations and prevent school staff from running childcare programs is inefficient and will not adequately meet the urgent childcare needs of Vancouver families, says the union representing Vancouver education support workers. CUPE 15, representing over 2,000 school board workers, says VSB […]
Union leaders to address public rally in support of striking CUPE 561 members
CHILLIWACK– BC Federation of Labour Secretary-Treasurer Hermender Singh Kailley, CUPE BC President Karen Ranalletta, and CUPE 7000 (SkyTrain workers) President Tony Rebelo will be among the speakers at a public rally to be held here tomorrow in support of CUPE 561 (First Transit), whose members have been on the picket lines for more than three […]
Mayor Ken Sim’s Actions in the DTES are Cruel and Dehumanizing—CUPE BC
VANCOUVER— The province’s largest union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees-BC, is calling on Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim to reverse course on his process of decampments in the City’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). “The ongoing decampment in the DTES is the vision of Vancouver’s City Council and Mayor Ken Sim,” said CUPE BC President and Vancouver […]
